News:2026-10-21/Eradication/adsu-guided-by-the-police-helicopter-uproots-350-cannabis-plants-on-two-plots-near-lespérance-mauritius

NewsEradication21 October 2026

ADSU, guided by the police helicopter, uproots 350 cannabis plants on two plots near L'Espérance, Mauritius

ionnews reported that on Wednesday 21 October the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU), guided by the police helicopter, went to abandoned land in the L'Espérance area. At about 11.40 am officers uprooted 30 cannabis plants of 47 centimetres to 1.46 metres, and less than an hour later they seized 320 more plants of 40 centimetres to 1.65 metres on another bushy plot in the same locality. The report says the cultivators were not identified.

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PlaceL'EspéranceMauritius

AgencyAnti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU); Police Helicopter Squadron

Plants eradicated350

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2026-10-21 Eradication ADSU, guided by the police helicopter, uproots 350 cannabis plants on two plots near L'Espérance, Mauritius ionnews reported that on Wednesday 21 October the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU), guided by the police helicopter, went to abandoned land in the L'Espérance area. At about 11.40 am officers uprooted 30 cannabis plants of 47 centimetres to 1.46 metres, and less than an hour later they seized 320 more plants of 40 centimetres to 1.65 metres on another bushy plot in the same locality. The report says the cultivators were not identified. https://ionnews.mu/lesperance-350-plantes-de-cannabis-deracinees-par-ladsu-grace-a-un-reperage-aerien/ Mauritius L'Espérance Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU); Police Helicopter Squadron 350